- moseyed
- mo·sey || 'məʊzɪ v. go away, leave; saunter, stroll (Slang)
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mosey — intransitive verb (moseyed; moseying) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1829 1. to hurry away 2. to move in a leisurely or aimless manner ; saunter < moseyed around the general store Eric Sevareid > … New Collegiate Dictionary
mosey — UK [ˈməʊzɪ] / US [ˈmoʊzɪ] verb [intransitive] Word forms mosey : present tense I/you/we/they mosey he/she/it moseys present participle moseying past tense moseyed past participle moseyed informal to walk somewhere very slowly, often without a… … English dictionary
Miss Adventure — Miss Adventure, 30, is a fictional character whose adventures (and misadventures) appear in the American supermarket tabloid the Weekly World News. He is a homosexual man and worked as a hairdresser in his hometown of Teaneck, New Jersey. Miss… … Wikipedia
mosey — /moh zee/, v.i., moseyed, moseying. Informal. 1. to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often fol. by along, about, etc.). 2. to leave quickly; decamp. [1820 30, Amer.; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
mosey — (v.) 1829, American English slang, of unknown origin, perhaps related to British dial. mose about go around in a dull, stupid way. Or perhaps from Sp. vamos (see VAMOOSE (Cf. vamoose)). Related: Moseyed; moseying … Etymology dictionary
mosey — [[t]mo͟ʊzi[/t]] moseys, moseying, moseyed VERB If you mosey somewhere, you go there slowly, often without any particular purpose. [INFORMAL] [V adv/prep] He usually moseys into town for no special reason. Syn: wander … English dictionary
mosey — informal verb (mosey, moseying, moseyed) walk or move in a leisurely manner. noun a leisurely walk. Origin C19 (orig. US): of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
mosey — /ˈmoʊzi/ (say mohzee) verb (i) (moseyed or mosied, moseying) US Colloquial to stroll; saunter (along, up, down, off, etc.): *So of an afternoon when we wanted to find the boys we mosied along up to the Arizona Milk Bar. –gabrielle carey and kathy …
mosey — informal ► VERB (moseys, moseyed) ▪ walk or move in a leisurely manner. ► NOUN ▪ a leisurely walk. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
shanks' mare — noun you own legs I traveled on shank s mare • Syn: ↑shank s mare, ↑shank s pony, ↑shanks pony • Hypernyms: ↑leg * * * noun also … Useful english dictionary
